Christopher R. Browning | |
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 Browning in 2019 | |
| Born | Christopher Robert Browning May 22, 1944 Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Academic background | |
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| Thesis | "Referat D III of Abteilung Deutschland and the Jewish Policy of the German Foreign Office 1940–1943" (1975) |
| Academic work | |
| Era | The Holocaust |
| Notable works | Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland (1992) |
| Website | Christopher R. Browning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
Christopher Robert Browning (born May 22, 1944) is an American historian and is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). A specialist on the Holocaust, Browning is known for his work documenting the Final Solution, the behavior of those implementing Nazi policies, and the use of survivor testimony.[1] He is the author of nine books, including Ordinary Men (1992) and The Origins of the Final Solution (2004).[2]
Browning taught at Pacific Lutheran University from 1974 to 1999 and eventually became a Distinguished Professor. In 1999, he moved to UNC to accept the appointment as Frank Porter Graham Professor of History, and in 2006 he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[3] After retiring from UNC in 2014, he became a visiting professor at the University of Washington in Seattle.[4]
Browning has acted as an expert witness at several Holocaust-related trials, including the second trial of Ernst Zündel (1988) and Irving v Penguin Books Ltd (2000).[5]
- ^ "Christopher R. Browning". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Archived from the original on February 24, 2020.
- ^ "Christopher R. Browning Papers, 1967–2015". Archives West.
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
- ^ Johnson, Eric W. (October 28, 2015). "UW Welcomes Visiting Professor Christopher Browning". University of Washington.
- ^ Browning, Christopher R. (2001). "Historians and Holocaust Denial in the Courtroom". In Roth, J. K.; Maxwell, E.; Levy, M.; Whitworth, W. (eds.). Remembering for the Future The Holocaust in an Age of Genocide. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 773–778. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-66019-3_49. ISBN 978-0-333-80486-5.